List of West Virginia state parks

Glade Creek Grist Mill at Babcock State Park

The state park system in West Virginia has grown to 36 parks and 2 rail trails[1] since the dedication of the Droop Mountain Battlefield as the first state park on July 4, 1928.[2] The state park system is managed as a component of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.[3]

West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Parks[1]

Park

County

Area

Accommodations

Dining

Swimming

Gift

Golfing

Acres

Hectares

Lodge

Cabins

Camping

Shop

AudraBarbour355[4]144
BabcockFayette4,127[5]1,670
BeartownGreenbrier110[6]45
Beech ForkWayne3,860[6]1,562
Cabell
Berkeley SpringsMorgan7[6]3
Blackwater FallsTucker2,358[6]954
Blennerhassett Island HistoricalWood511[6]206
Bluestone Summers 2,154[6]872
Cacapon ResortMorgan6,115[6]2,430
Camp CreekMercer550[7]223
Canaan Valley ResortTucker6,300[8]2,550
Carnifex Ferry BattlefieldNicholas156[9]63
Cass Scenic RailroadPocahontas940[6] (1)380 (1)
CathedralPreston132[6]53
Cedar CreekGilmer2,588[6]1,047 (4)
Chief LoganLogan3,988[6]1,614 (4)
Droop Mountain BattlefieldPocahontas287[9]116

Fairfax StoneTucker4[6]2
Preston
Greenbrier River TrailGreenbrier(2)(2)
Pocahontas
Hawks NestFayette370[6]150
Holly RiverWebster 8,294[6]3,356
Little BeaverRaleigh562[10]227 [11]
Lost RiverHardy3,712[6]1,502
Moncove LakeMonroe896[6]363
North Bend Rail TrailDoddridge(3)(3)
Harrison
Ritchie
Wood
North BendRitchie2,459[6]995 (4)
Pinnacle RockMercer374[6]141

Pipestem ResortMercer4,050[6]1,639
Summers
Prickett's FortMarion188[6]76
Stonewall Jackson LakeLewis1,736[6]703
Tomlinson RunHancock1,396[6]565 (4)
Tu-Endi-WeiMason4[6]2
Twin Falls ResortWyoming3,776[12]1528
Tygart LakeTaylor2,134[6]864

Valley FallsMarion1,145[13]463
Taylor
WatogaPocahontas10,100[14]4,090
Watters Smith MemorialHarrison532[6]215
Former West Virginia State Parks
Grandview State Park - transferred to the National Park Service in 1990.[15]
Mont Chateau State Park - closed in 1977.[16]
Morgan Morgan Monument - acquired in 1956 and transferred to West Virginia Division of Highways for roadside rest area in 1970.[17]
James Rumsey Monument and Memorial - acquired in 1956 and transferred to Shepherdstown for municipal park on 1978-11-06.[17]
Map of State Parks of West Virginia
(Each dot is linked to the corresponding park article)

See also


Notes

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(1) The Cass Scenic Railroad track is 11 miles (27 km) long[18]
(2) The Greenbrier River Trail is 78 miles (126 km) long[19]
(3) The North Bend Rail Trail is 72 miles (116 km) long[19]
(4) Miniature golf

References

  1. 1 2 "Official West Virginia State Parks web site". West Virginia State Parks. Retrieved 2006-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Dedication of Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park". West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  3. ↑ "West Virginia Division of Natural Resources web page". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  4. ↑ Carrol, S. and Miller, M., Hiking West Virginia, p.92, Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT (2003).
  5. ↑ "Babcock State Park web site". West Virginia State Parks. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid". West Virginia State Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  7. ↑ "Camp Creek State Park web site". West Virginia State Parks. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  8. ↑ "Canaan Valley Resort State Park web site". West Virginia State Parks. Retrieved 2006-03-25.
  9. 1 2 Staff of the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission (1993). "Civil War Battlefields at State Parks". Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields. U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  10. ↑ "Little Beaver State Park web site". West Virginia State Parks. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  11. ↑ "Little Beaver State Park Has a Holiday Surprise for Campers". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. June 30, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions web page". Twin Falls Resort State Park web site. West Virginia State Parks. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  13. ↑ "Valley Falls State Park web site". West Virginia State Parks. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  14. ↑ "Watoga State Park web site". West Virginia State Parks. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  15. ↑ "Grandview Visitor Center web page". New River Gorge National River web site. U.S. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2006-06-11.
  16. ↑ Metzner, Janet L. (2006-06-19). "Group fights possible Mont Chateau development". The Dominion Post. pp. 1–A. Archived from the original on 2008-11-28. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  17. 1 2 Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks. Charleston, West Virginia: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. April 1988. ISBN 0-933126-91-3.
  18. ↑ "Track Guide for the Cass Scenic Railroad". The Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  19. 1 2 "West Virginia Rail-Trails web page". West Virginia Rails-to-Trails Council. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
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